first fish diamond goby

[blayz77]

finally decided to get my first fish after having my cuc in the tank for a while.
kinda picky when it comes to picking out my fish i guess, but i saw this little guy in my lfs today and he looked to be in good health and was small which is what im looking for so i can watch them grow. here is a picture
sorry for the crappy quality of the picture but its night time and i have a lot of the lights off.

 

[sepulatian]

Cover any tiny gaps in your top. I had one do extremely well in a QT for two months. He went into the DT an had all the room that he wanted. The QT had a towel to cover the gaps in back. I figured the DT would be fine. He was good for a few weeks in there, then found a way out. I found him after my cats had played with him a bit. It was not a pretty sight.

 

[blayz77]

i got a 28g nano with the lid on and as far as i know the only hole my lid has is the feeding lid that flips up. ive been thinking of a way to add a weight to the feeding lid to make it heavier or some sort of locking mechanism lol that way even if he did jump and by chance was gonna hit the feeding lid it wouldnt budge.

 

[blayz77]

well here he is after i floated him for about an hour and drip aclimated him for like an hour and a half to two hours.
after i put him in he stayed put for like 2 minutes and then he got right to work sifting through the sand, and hasnt stopped yet.
pretty nifty little thing, now just gotta see where he decides to dig a home out near the rocks.

 

[lovethemfish]

Make sure all of your rocks are sitting all the way down on the glass bottom and have no chance of shifting from him digging under them. I have one of these gobys, I love him, but digs caves all over the tank, not just one.

 

[kouma]

congrats!! cute little guy

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by Lovethemfish
http:///forum/post/2967277
Make sure all of your rocks are sitting all the way down on the glass bottom and have no chance of shifting from him digging under them. I have one of these gobys, I love him, but digs caves all over the tank, not just one.
Yes, most definitely

I am glad that he acclimated well for you.

 

[hlcroghan]

Congrats!! I love those.... I am thinking about a lawnmower blenny for my first fish.....what is your next choice?

 

[t316]

I have a love/hate relationship with my DG. They are very cool to watch, and mind their own business for the most part, but they are very sloppy housekeepers. They keep the tank looking like a sandstorm 24/7, move mounds of sand all over the place (including on top of any low lying corals, and they dig caves under every rock in the tank.

 

[blayz77]

thx guys,
well hes hiding out now i think i know where he is but i cant see him, so far he hasnt kicked any sand around yet just sifting. i think my next choice will be a clown fish mayby 2 i havent decided on if i want a black and white and a true perc or just 2 of the same of either of those.

 

[the_hadleys]

Congrats! He's cute!!

 

[redsea]

looks great!